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Prof. Dr. Colin Allen

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietPraktische Philosophie
Keywordsphilosophy of cognitive science, animal mind, digital humanities, machine ethics, philosophy of artificial intelligence

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LandUSA
OrtPittsburgh
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Pittsburgh
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of History and Philosophy of Science

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Albert NewenInstitut für Philosophie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.08.2010

Programm(e)

2010Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Geisteswissenschaftler*innen

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Colin Allen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bloomington, Indiana. He is well-known internationally for his outstanding research in animal mind, philosophy of biology and artificial intelligence. It is characteristic for his work that he combines philosophical analysis with empirical cognitive sciences, especially relying on recent developments in animal research and robotics. Important books are entitled "Species of the Mind", "The Cognitive Animal" and "Moral Machines". He is director of the Cognitive Science program as well as founder and organizer of the Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior. In 2008-2009 he was president of the Society for Philosophy & Psychology in the USA.